Week 9 Fantasy Injury Impact
Pittsburgh at Baltimore
Baltimore’s Offensive Line
The Ravens were without two starting offensive linemen last week and were dominated up front by Carolina. Ronnie Stanley, one of their best linemen, was then injured in that contest and will not play against Pittsburgh. This unit is really beat up needless to say and both offensive tackles have been ruled out. They face a physical Steelers defensive line as well as a capable pair of edge rushers in TJ Watt and Bud Dupree. Pittsburgh did a great job of confusing the Browns protection schemes a week ago and could do the same vs. the Ravens, especially with cohesion being a possible problem. The Steelers have been quietly excellent against the run and Alex Collins (who is also questionable) hasn’t inspired confidence of late with his running as well as fumbling issues. Overall, this is a game to avoid for fantasy reasons overall. Don’t expect much production on either side of the ball.
Chicago at Buffalo